Removes the attorney general's concurrent criminal jurisdiction in certain cases. Establishes a prosecutor review board. Establishes a special prosecutor unit as a division of the prosecuting attorneys council of Indiana (IPAC) to: (1) take special prosecutor appointments; (2) increase the number of qualified special prosecutors; and (3) exercise concurrent criminal jurisdiction with a prosecuting attorney if authorized by the prosecutor review board. Establishes the Indiana prosecuting attorney commission as a division of IPAC to: (1) make recommendations to the general assembly concerning staffing for prosecuting services; (2) adopt guidelines and standards for attorney services; and (3) provide reimbursement to counties for expenses incurred in connection with attorney services. Makes conforming amendments.
Rep. Greg Steuerwald
Sponsored bills
Honoring those who have served as legislative interns for the House of Representatives during the First Regular Session of the 123rd Indiana General Assembly.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Justice Steven H. David upon his retirement from the Indiana Supreme Court.
Limits the civil liability of contractors that provide specified services under a contract with the department of child services (DCS).
Memorializing Representative Sally J. Siegrist.
Honoring Justice Margret Robb for her 24 years of service to the State of Indiana.
Provides that, if the attorney general determines probable cause exists, the attorney general, rather than any person lawfully domiciled in Indiana, may bring an action to compel a governmental body or postsecondary educational institution to comply with statutes requiring cooperation with federal immigration officials. Requires a court to apply a preponderance of the evidence standard to enjoin the violation of those statutes.
Establishes the task force for the reduction of violent crime (task force). Requires the task force to study potential statutory changes to reduce violent crime and submit a report for distribution to the general assembly.
Specifies that the distribution of funds from an opioid litigation settlement is subject to a bankruptcy court order or bankruptcy settlement. Provides that an annual distribution of less than $5,000 payable to a city or town pursuant to an opioid litigation settlement agreement must be paid instead to the county. (Under current law, the threshold is $1,000.) Specifies that amounts owed by the state for attorney's fees and costs incurred in connection with opioid litigation must be deducted from the opioid settlement distribution payable to the state. Permits a city, county, or town that receives an opioid litigation settlement payment to transfer all or part of the payment to another city, county, or town to be used for the benefit of both communities. Permits a city, county, or town that receives an opioid litigation distribution to sell the right to receive the distribution. Excludes from the agency settlement fund any amount owed for outside counsel attorney's fees, costs, or expenses.
Provides that a court may not order a person convicted of a: (1) Level 1 felony; or (2) crime subject to certain enhancements; to a community corrections program. Allows a court to place a person in a community corrections program as an alternative to commitment to the county jail or department of correction. Repeals a requirement that a court suspend the sentence for a person placed in a community corrections program. Specifies that a person sentenced to work release in a community corrections program receives one day of accrued time for each day the person is confined on work release. (Current law only specifies that a person on home detention earns accrued time.) Provides that the violation of a home detention placement term constitutes the crime of escape under certain circumstances. Makes technical changes.